The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-02


condition at last accounts was considered
critical.
Maps and plans for new railroad be-
tween New York City and Boston have
been filed in the Registers office of the
former city. The estimated cost-double-
tracked-including right of way into New
York City, is about 5000, 600, or over
SIPS, 900 per mile. 1t is proposed to shorten
the remaining time between Boston and
New York from six hours to three hours
and half
WEST AND SOUTH.
During terrific rain and thunderstorm
on the oath party Of men with several
horses were on Pine Island in the Tennes-
see river. The tree under which they were
| standing was struck by lightning, all the
horses were killed, and several of the men
severely shocked.
The recent rains throughout the north
west have extinguished most of the forest
fires which have been raging in Wisconsin
and upper Michigan, with such destructive
violence Of late.
Pablo Crispire's saw mill at Cayon Largo,
N. NJ, was destroyed by a boiler explosion
on the oath, which instantly killed six men,
one of them the son of the proprietor.
The Virginia Legislature adjourned sine
die on the 24th.
William Warnecke, who shot his sister,
Mrs. Rumpe, near Houston, Tex, few
days ago, on the oath went to the scene of
his crime and blew out his brains. Mrs.
Rumpe is still alive.
Patrick Egan has received letter from
the British authorities saying that it is i'm
possible to make any conditions in relation
to his return to Ireland to answer the
charges against him.
The temperance of the Star of Bethle-
hem has been sighted by Prof. Klein, the
astronomer at Hartford, KY. It is quite
brilliant, and is now in the northwestern
heavens. This heavenly visitor makes its
appearance about every three hundred
years, and astronomers everywhere have
been looking for it for some time.
Colonel j. 8. Herrick, a pioneer journalist
Of Ohio, paymaster during the war, and
a personal friend Of Garfield, died at Gin
cinnati on the 25th.
Seven hundred employees of the Hall Safe
and Lock Company at Cincinnati, struck on
the 25th. The men demand a reduction OF
time from ten to nine hours and Saturday
half holiday.
The board of regents of the Grant Me-
mortal University, at Athens, Ga, have
unanimously conferred the degree OF Doc
tor of Laws upon George W. Childs.
The last man of the jury who are to try
the Cook County s'boodlers" was secured at
Chicago on the 25th, and General Stiles
made the opening address for the prosecu-
ton.
The last stone Of the Garfield monument
at Cleveland O., was placed in position on
the 25th. The work on the interior will be-
gin about July 1. 1t is estimated that about
two years will be required for the compile
stion of the monument.
A st. Louis paper is authority for the
statement that a gigantic scheme 10 on foot
to consolidate all the cattle interests of the
Northwest in one company that will con-
troll SO, ,000, 900 worth of stock.
The bursting of natural gas main near
New Cumberland, Va, on the 25th, seriously
injured six workmen, some of them prob
ably fatally.
Nine of the Missouri Bald Knobbers have
been convicted and fined 500 each.
At Rockville, Mo-, on the 24th John Van
derburg, while undergoing a preliminary
examination on the charge of outraging
Miss Jennie Anderson, was shot and in
stantly killed in the court room by a brother
of the victim.
The lowest estimate Of the losses caused
by the recent fire at Lake Linden, Mich,
place it at 81 600, 900, of which workingmen
lost over one-half, and most of them have
no insurance. Over two hundred families
lost everything they had except the clothes
they had on. About $4,000 has been raised
for the sufferers, and much more is needed
to supply the most pressing needs.
The Rogers bill regulating State COM
merce was passed by the Michigan Legis-
lature on the 25sh. The application of the
Interstate Commerce law to single States
provides penalties up to $4,000 for favor
itism in rates and provides method of in
vestigation by the State Railroad Commits /,
sion.
The national convention Of butchers, at
their session in Chicago on the 25th,
adopted resolutions denouncing cottonseed
adulteration of lard and urging Congress
to enact law similar to the oleomargarine
act.
An open switch caused the wreck Of
freight train thirteen miles east of Minot,
Wis, on the 26th. The engine and nine cars
were ditched aud Engineer Miller and
Brakeman Brainard killed.
Copious rains have fallen in the Upper
Peninsula, Michigan, and all fears Of
further damage from the forest fires are at
an end. Over 100000 has been raised for
the sufferers.
Amy Avant, colored, working on the plan
tation of Major James Reeves in Marion
County, 8. c., died on the Goth at the ad-
attested by family records.
The monument to the memory of General
James B. Steedman, the hero of Chicka-
mauga, was unveiled at Toledo, O., on the
26th in the presence of large assemblage.
Governor Foraker presided and delivered
an eloquent eulogy ON the dead soldier.
The monument cost $4,000, and was do
mated to the city by Colonel William J.
Finlay, of Toledo.
THE United States Brewers Association,
in session at Baltimore on the Goth, appro-
priated $4,000 for the assistance of the
brewers in Michigan, Texas and Tennessee,
the money to be used in defeating the
efforts of the prohibitionists in those states;
5000 was also appropriated to the use of
the publicatio committee. An extra
assessment equal to one years. dues was
agreed upon to enable the board of trustees
to fight temperance advocates in various
sections of the country. After electing
William A. Miles, of New York, president,
j. Chr. G. Hupfel, treasurer, a board of
trustees, vigilance committee of twenty
five and an advisory committee of fifteen, the
convention ajourned to meet in St. Paul,
Mimi, next year.
At the s'boodlers' trial in Chicago on the
Goth, Nick Schneider testified that he had
instructed his book-keepers to double all
the articles sold to the county.
The National Butchers Association closed
its sessions at Chicago on the Goth with a
grand barbecue on Cheltenham beach, at
which 10000 people were present. Fifty
beeves and one hundred lambs were roasted
on the beach and fed to the hungry multi
tudes. The aggregate weight of the meat
disposed of was 81 900 pounds.
Both houses of the Michigan Legislature
have adopted resolution to have the State
participate in the celebration of the first
settlement of the Northwest, to be held at
Marietta, O., in April, 1888.
Mrs. Amelia Zimmerman, sentenced to
the Wisconsin State prison for life in 1871
for the murder of her husband, has been
pardoned by Governor Eusk. She was con-
victed upon circumstantial evidence and
her innocence has been established.
Mary Smith, widow residing at Car